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Comet 286P/Christensen is at Opposition (2.146 AU) on the 21st October 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 10 21    00 52 41.2 +32 10 07   2.1464  3.0807   155.6     7.7  20.5
2014 10 22    00 51 58.6 +32 03 12   2.1510  3.0846   155.5     7.7  20.6
2014 10 23    00 51 16.7 +31 56 08   2.1558  3.0884   155.4     7.7  20.6
2014 10 24    00 50 35.6 +31 48 56   2.1609  3.0923   155.2     7.8  20.6
2014 10 25    00 49 55.4 +31 41 37   2.1663  3.0962   155.0     7.8  20.6
2014 10 26    00 49 16.1 +31 34 10   2.1719  3.1000   154.7     7.9  20.6
2014 10 27    00 48 37.8 +31 26 36   2.1778  3.1039   154.4     8.0  20.6
2014 10 28    00 48 00.5 +31 18 56   2.1840  3.1078   154.0     8.1  20.6
2014 10 29    00 47 24.2 +31 11 10   2.1904  3.1116   153.6     8.2  20.6
2014 10 30    00 46 49.0 +31 03 19   2.1971  3.1155   153.1     8.3  20.6
2014 10 31    00 46 14.9 +30 55 23   2.2040  3.1194   152.6     8.4  20.7


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Comet 286P/Christensen
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Comet 286P/Christensen makes its closest approach to the Earth (2.109 AU) on the 4th October 2014 

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r    Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 10 01    01 08 18.6 +33 47 53   2.1094  3.0043   147.8    10.2  20.4
2014 10 02    01 07 31.4 +33 45 09   2.1089  3.0081   148.5    10.0  20.4
2014 10 03    01 06 43.9 +33 42 10   2.1086  3.0119   149.2     9.8  20.4
2014 10 04    01 05 56.2 +33 38 56   2.1086  3.0157   149.8     9.6  20.4
2014 10 05    01 05 08.3 +33 35 28   2.1088  3.0195   150.5     9.4  20.4
2014 10 06    01 04 20.2 +33 31 45   2.1092  3.0233   151.1     9.2  20.4
2014 10 07    01 03 32.1 +33 27 48   2.1099  3.0271   151.7     9.0  20.4
2014 10 08    01 02 43.9 +33 23 37   2.1108  3.0309   152.2     8.8  20.4
2014 10 09    01 01 55.8 +33 19 12   2.1120  3.0347   152.7     8.7  20.4
2014 10 10    01 01 07.8 +33 14 33   2.1135  3.0385   153.2     8.5  20.5
2014 10 11    01 00 19.9 +33 09 42   2.1152  3.0423   153.7     8.4  20.5
2014 10 12    00 59 32.2 +33 04 37   2.1171  3.0461   154.1     8.2  20.5
2014 10 13    00 58 44.8 +32 59 20   2.1193  3.0500   154.4     8.1  20.5
2014 10 14    00 57 57.7 +32 53 50   2.1218  3.0538   154.7     8.0  20.5
2014 10 15    00 57 10.9 +32 48 08   2.1245  3.0576   155.0     7.9  20.5
2014 10 16    00 56 24.6 +32 42 15   2.1275  3.0615   155.2     7.8  20.5
2014 10 17    00 55 38.8 +32 36 10   2.1308  3.0653   155.4     7.8  20.5
2014 10 18    00 54 53.5 +32 29 55   2.1343  3.0692   155.5     7.7  20.5
2014 10 19    00 54 08.7 +32 23 29   2.1380  3.0730   155.6     7.7  20.5
2014 10 20    00 53 24.6 +32 16 53   2.1421  3.0769   155.6     7.7  20.5


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Comet 286P/Christensen is at Perihelion (2.376 AU) on the 6th January 2014

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2014 01 06    20 09 20.8 -14 55 33   3.3014  2.3760    16.6     6.8  20.4
2014 01 07    20 11 22.1 -14 45 36   3.3046  2.3760    16.2     6.6  20.4
2014 01 08    20 13 23.2 -14 35 35   3.3076  2.3761    15.7     6.4  20.4
2014 01 09    20 15 24.2 -14 25 28   3.3106  2.3761    15.3     6.3  20.4
2014 01 10    20 17 25.0 -14 15 16   3.3135  2.3762    14.8     6.1  20.4
2014 01 11    20 19 25.7 -14 04 59   3.3164  2.3763    14.4     5.9  20.4
2014 01 12    20 21 26.3 -13 54 37   3.3191  2.3764    13.9     5.7  20.4
2014 01 13    20 23 26.7 -13 44 10   3.3218  2.3765    13.5     5.5  20.4
2014 01 14    20 25 27.0 -13 33 37   3.3244  2.3767    13.1     5.4  20.4
2014 01 15    20 27 27.1 -13 22 59   3.3270  2.3769    12.6     5.2  20.4
2014 01 16    20 29 27.1 -13 12 17   3.3294  2.3771    12.2     5.0  20.4
2014 01 17    20 31 26.9 -13 01 29   3.3318  2.3773    11.8     4.9  20.4
2014 01 18    20 33 26.6 -12 50 36   3.3341  2.3776    11.4     4.7  20.4
2014 01 19    20 35 26.1 -12 39 39   3.3363  2.3779    11.0     4.5  20.4
2014 01 20    20 37 25.4 -12 28 36   3.3384  2.3782    10.6     4.4  20.4


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Comet P/2005 L4 (Christensen) makes its closest approach to the Earth (1.822 AU)  on the 12th June, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 06 11    15 55 36.0 -35 39 14   1.8224  2.7915   158.4     7.7  19.8
2013 06 12    15 54 51.4 -35 30 48   1.8222  2.7880   157.6     8.0  19.8
2013 06 13    15 54 07.8 -35 22 15   1.8222  2.7846   156.8     8.3  19.8
2013 06 14    15 53 25.3 -35 13 36   1.8225  2.7812   156.0     8.5  19.7
2013 06 15    15 52 43.9 -35 04 51   1.8230  2.7778   155.2     8.8  19.7
2013 06 16    15 52 03.7 -34 56 02   1.8237  2.7744   154.3     9.1  19.7
2013 06 17    15 51 24.7 -34 47 07   1.8247  2.7710   153.5     9.4  19.7
2013 06 18    15 50 46.9 -34 38 08   1.8260  2.7676   152.6     9.7  19.7
2013 06 19    15 50 10.5 -34 29 05   1.8274  2.7643   151.7    10.0  19.7
2013 06 20    15 49 35.4 -34 19 59   1.8291  2.7609   150.8    10.3  19.7
2013 06 21    15 49 01.7 -34 10 50   1.8311  2.7576   149.9    10.7  19.7
2013 06 22    15 48 29.4 -34 01 38   1.8333  2.7542   148.9    11.0  19.7
2013 06 23    15 47 58.5 -33 52 24   1.8356  2.7509   148.0    11.3  19.7
2013 06 24    15 47 29.1 -33 43 08   1.8383  2.7476   147.1    11.6  19.7
2013 06 25    15 47 01.1 -33 33 52   1.8411  2.7442   146.1    11.9  19.7
2013 06 26    15 46 34.7 -33 24 34   1.8442  2.7409   145.2    12.2  19.7
2013 06 27    15 46 09.8 -33 15 16   1.8474  2.7376   144.3    12.5  19.7
2013 06 28    15 45 46.5 -33 05 58   1.8509  2.7343   143.3    12.8  19.7
2013 06 29    15 45 24.8 -32 56 40   1.8546  2.7311   142.4    13.1  19.7
2013 06 30    15 45 04.7 -32 47 23   1.8585  2.7278   141.4    13.4  19.7


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Orbital elements:
    P/2005 L4 = 2013 K3 (Christensen)
Epoch 2005 Aug. 18.0 TT = JDT 2453600.5
T 2005 Aug. 24.63045 TT                                 MPC
q   2.3667394            (2000.0)            P               Q
n   0.11809348     Peri.   24.72143     +0.60876481     +0.74066698
a   4.1145160      Node   284.07670     -0.76790127     +0.46007490
e   0.4247830      Incl.   17.04279     -0.19933149     +0.48963611
P   8.35
From 113 observations 2005 June 3-2013 May 30

MPEC 2013 - K47

Key to Orbital elements



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Comet P/2005 L4 (Christensen) is at Opposition (1.854 AU) on the 28th May, 2013.

Ephemeris

Date    TT    R. A. (2000) Decl.     Delta      r     Elong.  Phase   Mag
2013 05 27    16 07 46.6 -37 28 25   1.8578  2.8445   163.7     5.7  19.9
2013 05 28    16 06 54.5 -37 22 20   1.8537  2.8410   163.8     5.7  19.9
2013 05 29    16 06 02.4 -37 16 04   1.8498  2.8374   163.9     5.7  19.9
2013 05 30    16 05 10.4 -37 09 36   1.8462  2.8339   163.8     5.7  19.9
2013 05 31    16 04 18.5 -37 02 58   1.8428  2.8304   163.7     5.8  19.8


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